Bond Hearings (March 28, 2016)The following individuals appeared in felony bond hearings conducted by District Judge Don Bourne Monday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear in Pope County Circuit Court. • Melissa Bachus, 32, possession of a controlled substance — $10,000. Bachus had her bond set at $10,000 during felony bond hearings on Monday. According to a police report provi...

Bond Hearings (March 23, 2016)The following individuals appeared during felony bond hearing conducted by District Judge Don Bourne on Wednesday inside the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges are listed. If they are charged, they will appear in Pope County Circuit Court. • Heather Mallett, 31, failure to appear — $10,000. Mallett entered the courtroom holding her stomach and offered the reason for her failure to appear to the judge. The reas...

Man allegedly leads RPD on chase over 1.2 grams of methDoug Jenkins, 25, had bond set at $10,000 for possession of a controlled substance during felony bond hearings on Wednesday. Bond hearings are conducted by District Judge Don Bourne inside the Pope County Detention Center. “Skipping court, not paying fines,” Bourne went on. “It says they arrested you for bad drugs and running away from the police.” According to a report provided by RPD, Jenkins was pulled over after he was observed pulling out...

Woman allegedly hides evidence in body cavityKatie Robinson, 23, had her bond set at $2,500 during felony bond hearings conducted by District Judge Done Bourne on Wednesday inside the Pope County Detention Center for allegedly attempting to both swallow and hide evidence in another body cavity. According to a report provided by the Russellville Police Department (RPD), Robinson was arrested after an officer responded to a shoplifting complaint from Wal-Mart. The officer allegedly found R...

McCabe trial to start MondayAn Atkins woman arrested last May for the alleged murder of her husband will have her day in Pope County Circuit Court on Monday in Russellville. Donna McCabe, 49, had bond set at $750,000 by District Judge Don Bourne on May 12, 2015, and was charged with the first-degree murder of her husband, Robert McCabe, 47, after Atkins Police found her standing outside her Southwest Third Street home on Saturday night, May 9, 2015, when Atkins Police of...

Crime Report (March 20, 2016)Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Rodney McNeese took a report from a Dover at her residence on Old Highway 7. She stated a diamond ring, valued at $500, and a silver camera system, valued at $180, were allegedly stolen from her home. She contacted two alleged suspects and asked them to return the items, but they denied having them. They are a Dover man, 30, and a Russellville woman, 23.

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings conducted by District Judge Don Bourne on Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear in Pope County Circuit Court on May 2. • Jason Woods, 45, residential burglary — $10,000. At about 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) responded to a reported burglary and f...

104-lb pot bustTwo Florida men were arrested Wednesday on Interstate 40 near London in possession of 104 pounds of high-grade marijuana, which had an estimated street value of $166,000. At about 1:24 p.m. at the I-40 eastbound 73 mile-marker, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) trooper conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle Joseph Byrd, 27, was driving for following a truck too closely. The trooper reported a strong scent of marijuana and observed Byrd acting nerv...

Authorities investigate shootingDANVILLE — The prosecuting attorney for the 15th Judicial District said Yell County Sheriff’s authorities will continue their investigation into the death of a man near Plainview on March 9. Tom Tatum II said Wednesday investigators are waiting on results from the State Crime Lab in Little Rock as to the shooting death of Nathan Bloxham, 43, who was pronounced dead at the home of Johnny Bloxham near Plainview by Yell County Coroner Donna Wells...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings conducted by District Judge Don Bourne on Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear April 18 in Pope County Circuit Court. Courtney Noakes, 31, theft by receiving — $5,000. At about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Russellville Police Department (RPD) received a report from a woman who said ...

Watch out! RPD warns of scamThe Russellville Police Department (RPD) has reached out to residents again to put a stop to an alleged scam that has made its way through the community this week. Public Information Officer Drew Latch explained a familiar scam has been highlighted with a new twist. Local residents have received phone calls where the caller stated they are with RPD and they have a warrant for their arrest. “Some of the callers are stating that the warrant is f...

Traffic stops yield two drug arrestsBond was set at $20,000 for a man who was arrested and cited for alleged possession of a controlled substance. According to a police report read during bond hearings on Wednesday, Michael White, 32, was pulled over on Interstate 40 near the 88 mile-marker for faulty vehicle equipment, where it was determined he was an absconder and had a felony warrant out for his arrest. An officer allegedly found multiple bags of marijuana in the vehicle aft...

Man arrested after Russellville woman's death in ConwayCONWAY — A Mayflower man was arrested Monday in Hot Springs in connection with the death of a Russellville woman in a Conway hotel Sunday. Scotty Gardner, 53, is behind bars on a charge of second-degree murder in connection to the death of Susan Heather Stubbs, 39, of Russellville. Gardner was apprehended Monday in Hot Springs by Conway Police, Hot Springs Police and the U.S. Marshals Eastern Arkansas Fugitive Taskforce. The Conway Police Depa...

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Woman leads police on chase over stolen groceriesBond was set at $20,000 for a woman who was arrested and cited for alleged possession of a controlled substance, criminal mischief, aggravated assault, careless driving, theft of property, failure to stop of yield and fleeing. According to reports from the Russellville and Pottsville Police Departments, Keri Holt, 39, led police on a pursuit through Russellville and Pottsville after stealing groceries from a local supermarket. “According to th...

Woman allegedly steals $41,000, tries to frame anotherKatrina Moore, 27, had bond set for $7,500 on charges of forgery II, fraudulent use of a credit card and theft of property. Det. Quinn Jones of the Russellville Police Department testified that Moore forged checks to herself and falsified time cards to herself while employed at Newton Tire in Russellville between approximately April 2015 to January 2016. Jones said Newton Tire provided "hundreds" of pages of documents, which showed approximate...

Bond set in sexual assault caseJordan Potts, 34, had a bond of $25,000 set for three charges of sexual assault in the second degree against a minor and distributing sexually explicit material involving a minor. According to a police report, the child's mother contacted the police to report Potts had improperly touched her child. After interviewing the child, it was determined Potts had allegedly touched the child on three occasions. After searching the suspect's phone, poli...

Infant death investigated; father arrestedCLARKSVILLE — A Clarksville man had bond set at $500,000 on Friday as the investigation of a 6-month-old continues after its death Thursday. According to a press release from the Clarksville Police Department (CDP), the infant’s death occurred Thursday inside an apartment on Shady Grove Road. The infant has been sent to the State Crime Laboratory in Little Rock for an autopsy. The infant’s father, Brandon Laverte Patton, 28, of Clarksville was...

Man gets 30 years for Yell County jail fireDANVILLE — An El Paso man pleaded guilty to one count of arson at the Yell County Jail last week in Yell County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). Dusty Martin, 26, also pled guilty to one count of theft of property, according to 15th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Tom Tatum II. Circuit Judge Jerry Don Ramey accepted Martin’s plea and sentenced him to 30 years in prison with 15 y...